Keanu Reeves – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 11, 2026

The Matrix redefined action filmmaking, John Wick built a different kind of stardom on precision and grief, Speed and Point Break show the earlier action-hero chapter, and A Scanner Darkly shows how strange he’ll get outside a franchise. The Matrix is still the film people mean by a Keanu Reeves movie and holds up almost perfectly, John Wick reinvented the modern action film, Speed executes a simple premise about as well as the genre allows, and Point Break is ridiculous in the best way. Constantine and The Devil’s Advocate round out the list.

The Matrix (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.7 RT 83% Metacritic 73

A hacker discovers reality is a simulation built to keep humanity docile.

Directed by Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski · 2h 16m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars42 wins & 52 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, VIX · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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John Wick (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 87% Metacritic 68

A retired hitman is pulled back into violence after a small act of cruelty against him.

Directed by Chad Stahelski · 1h 41m · Rated R

5 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Speed (1994)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 95% Metacritic 78

A bomb rigged to a city bus will explode if it drops below fifty miles per hour.

Directed by Jan de Bont · 1h 56m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars21 wins & 20 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, YouTube TV, FXNow, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Point Break (1991)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 68% Metacritic 60

An FBI agent goes undercover among surfers who moonlight as masked bank robbers.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · 2h 02m · Rated R

1 win & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A debt from Wick's past forces him back into the very underworld he tried to leave.

Directed by Chad Stahelski · 2h 02m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Excommunicated and hunted by every assassin alive, Wick fights for his life across New York and beyond.

Directed by Chad Stahelski · 2h 11m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

IMDb ★ 6.9 RT 83% Metacritic 50

Two slackers borrow a time machine to gather history's greatest figures for a school report.

Directed by Stephen Herek · 1h 30m · Rated PG

3 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Devil's Advocate (1997)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A hotshot lawyer's new firm turns out to be run by a boss with a very literal hidden identity.

Directed by Taylor Hackford · 2h 24m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Constantine (2005)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 46% Metacritic 50

A cynical occult detective navigates the literal war between heaven and hell for a woman's soul.

Directed by Francis Lawrence · 2h 01m · Rated R

2 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, AMC, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Scanner Darkly (2006)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A strange, rotoscoped adaptation that shows a side of Keanu Reeves most action fans never see.

Directed by Richard Linklater · 1h 40m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Keanu Reeves – 10 Best Movies

The Matrix (1999)

John Wick (2014)

Speed (1994)

Point Break (1991)

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

The Devil's Advocate (1997)

Constantine (2005)

A Scanner Darkly (2006)

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